Richert, Mildred Bird (1905-1936)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1936 Aug 26l p. 6

Birth date: 1905 Sep 25

text of obituary:

Mrs. Tobias B. Richert

Mrs. Mildred Bird Richert was born September 25, 1905, at Java, So. Dak. In her youth her parents moved to Aberdeen and then to Souix [sic Sioux] Falls, So. Dak., here she grew to womanhood. She found her Savior Jesus Christ while still in teen age and joined the salvation Army.

On August 18, 1924, she married Tobias B. Richert and moved to Richey, Montana. She resided in this district from that time on with the exception of one summer and two winters spent in her old home.

On July 24, 1927, she was baptized on the confession of her faith and taken into fellowship of the Bethelhem [sic Bethlehem] Mennonite Church, of which she remained a valuable member until her death.

She became the mother of five children, two sons and three daughters, the baby girl being only five days old when she died. The cause of her death was somewhat a mystery. Complications brought a sudden end after a few hours of serious illness. God called and his child went to follow Christ through death into life. She passed away August 7 at 12:20 o'clock in the morning.

Of her loved ones her father and three brothers and one sister have gone before into the Great Beyond.

Those left to mourn are: the husband, Tobias B. Richert, and children Raymond Tobias, Benjamin McLelland, Daisy Dorothy, Mary May, and Betty Darlene; her mother, Mrs. Lula Bird; her brothers Mack and Steeve [sic Steve] of Souix [sic Sioux] Falls and Dick Bird of California; her sisters Mrs. Lilly Quinley, Mrs. Grace Graham, Mrs. Daisy McCaley of Souix [sic Sioux] Falls, So. Dak., Mrs. Mable [sic Mabel] Spindler of Souix [sic Sioux] City, Iowa, and Mrs. Mary Johnson of Davenport, Iowa, also many near relatives of her husband and a great number of friends.

Mrs. Richer reached the age of 30 years, 10 months and 12 days. She lived in the marriage relationship 11 years, 11 months and 7 days. She was a devoted Christian and has been faithful at all times, urging others to prepare for that heavenly Home. In her daily life she loved to sing such songs as, I Love to Tell the Story, Revive Us Again, There's No Disappointment in Heaven, and Carry Your Cross with a Smile. She was always ready to testify for her Lord. She is gone but not forgotten and will be greatly missed by her friends and loved ones.

At the funeral services Rev. Abe P. Unruh read the 39th Psalm and led in prayer. A quartet sang a number. Rev. Albert Schultz of Volt, Mont., preached the funeral sermon presenting the thought, My ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts. For me to live is Christ and to die is gain, which was a good and encouraging word for all. After a solo was sung, Rev. J. F. Sawatzky closed the service. Interment in the Bethlehem cemetery.